Fantasy FixturesJacob Murphy FPL stats
Midfielder · Newcastle · 2026/27 · Updated 22 October 2026
Jacob Murphy (Newcastle, £5.9m) has scored 4 FPL points in 6 appearances this season, 158th among 299 midfielders. J.Murphy is selected by 0.1% of managers, with a price move of −£0.1m since the start of the season. The next five fixtures average a difficulty of 3.4.
Chance to start in gameweek 8: 54%Newcastle predicted lineup →
Last 5 gameweeks
- GW3NEW vs BOU113'
- GW4LEE vs NEW056'
- GW5NEW vs HUL190'
- GW6COV vs NEW158'
- GW7NEW vs AVL00'
FPL analysis
Recent form
J.Murphy has scored 3 points over the last 5 gameweeks (1, 0, 1, 1, 0), an average of 0.6, in line with the season rate of 0.7 per game. There have been no goals or assists in that run, from 0.7 expected goal involvement.
Minutes and role
J.Murphy has played 239 minutes in 6 appearances (3 starts), 38% of the minutes available to Newcastle: a rotation option rather than a guaranteed starter. Our model gives a 54% chance of starting in gameweek 8.
Fixtures
The next three fixtures are Crystal Palace (a, 3), Everton (h, 3) and Fulham (a, 3), with the official difficulty rating in brackets. Over five gameweeks the average difficulty is 3.4, a demanding run.
Price and ownership
At £5.9m, J.Murphy is selected by 0.1% of managers, a genuine differential. The price has fallen £0.1m since the start of the season.
Grey bars: did not play. Hover a bar for opponent and minutes.
Season stats
- Price
- £5.9m
- Total points
- 4
- Points per game
- 0.7
- Form
- 0.5
- Points per £m
- 0.68
- Selected by
- 0.1%
- Minutes
- 239
- Returns ≥5 pts
- 0%
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- xG per 90
- –
- xA per 90
- –
- xGI per 90
- –
- Def. contribution per 90
- –
- Bonus points
- 0
- Next 5 fixtures (FDR)
- 3.4
Not enough minutes yet (270+ needed) to build a reliable profile.
Percentile vs other midfielders with 270+ minutes this season. 100 = best in position.
Gameweek history
| GW | Opponent | Mins | G | A | xG | xA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | AVL (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 6 | COV (A) | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 1 |
| 5 | HUL (H) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 1 |
| 4 | LEE (A) | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0 |
| 3 | BOU (H) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 2 | TOT (A) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 1 |
| 1 | LIV (H) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |